Hardware refers to the physical elements of a computer. This is also sometime called the machinery or the equipment of the computer. Examples of hardware in a computer are the keyboard, the monitor, the mouse and the central processing unit.
The FOID card is issued by the Illinois State Police, who first perform a check of the applicant on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an electronic database maintained by the FBI.
Thatâs what a FOID card is. FOID stands for Firearm Owner Identification and you have to carry your âpapersâ if you even want to handle a gun in the Peopleâs Republic. With the FOID card the government singles you out for special treatment.